Why do we fail at doing this? We’re trying to do it from our own effort and will power instead of relying on Christ in us. In John 15:4-5, Jesus said, “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” Remaining means believing God, depending on him and persevering no matter what because we know that God will do what he said he would do. The foundation for loving like Christ starts with realizing that we need to adandon self-effort and depend on Jesus to live his perfect life through us. As we learn the practice of remaining, it’s only then that we can live out the love and compassion of Jesus toward others.